Design and Technology Technician in Wellington

22 hours per week, working pattern to be discussed at interview. Term time plus inset days (39 weeks per year). Starting as soon as possible. Flexible working/job share considered. Grade 14 (£25,185 - £25,989 FTE).

Our Design and Technology department plays a pivotal role in inspiring students to become problem solvers and innovators of the future. We are looking for a passionate and organised individual to join our team as a Design and Technology Technician.

As a technician, you will support the smooth operation of the Design and Technology department, ensuring that resources, equipment and materials are well-maintained and readily available for both staff and students.

What you can expect from us:

• Eligibility to join an excellent pension scheme.
• Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
• Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
• Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
• Free car parking.
• On-site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at low cost.

Closing date: 9am Monday 26th January 2026. Provisional Interview date: w/c 26th January 2026. INTERVIEWS MAY BE HELD BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE, SO EARLY APPLICATION IS STRONGLY ADVISED.

Safeguarding Statement

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

References:

References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children; previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.

Data Protection Act: Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.

BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment: Please see our website for further information.